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ECU plays host to Wake Forest
Monday night is the last chance to see the Pirates in basketball for 2008 before they take to the road for a couple of games when ECU takes on 10th ranked Wake Forest in Williams Arena.
The Pirates return home after a tough outing
in Raleigh last week against N.C. State, losing 87-76 in the RBC Center.
ECU [...]
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Sunday’s Top 25 Boxes
At Tallahassee, Fla.
No. 3 PITTSBURGH 56, FLORIDA STATE 48
PITTSBURGH (12-0)
Biggs 2-5 0-0 5, Young 7-16 6-8 21, Blair 5-11 0-0 10, Fields 1-10 0-0 3, Dixon 4-8 1-3 11, G.Brown 1-2 0-0 2, Gibbs 1-6 0-0 3, Wanamaker 0-5 1-2 1, Robinson 0-0 0-0 0, McGhee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-63 8-13 56.
FLORIDA STATE (11-2)
Singleton [...]
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Top 25 Capsules
TALLAHASSEE, Fla -Sam Young scored 21 points, including two critical baskets in the final 1:51, as No. 3 Pittsburgh overcame 33 percent shooting Sunday to remain undefeated with a 56-48 victory over Florida State.
Young’s tip-in broke a 48-48 tie and he followed with a jump shot with a minute left before Jermaine Dixon closed it [...]
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NC State PG out up to 2 weeks with knee tendinitis.
NC State PG out up to 2 weeks with knee tendinitis. North Carolina State point guard Farnold Degand has tendinitis in his left knee and may be sidelined two weeks.
Degand developed tendinitis in the knee that was surgically repaired last season, coach Sidney Lowe said Friday.
Degand missed the final 2 1/2 months after tearing a [...]
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Anthony Mason Jr out for season.
Anthony Mason Jr out for season. St. John’s senior swingman Anthony Mason Jr. will miss the rest of the season because of a torn peroneal tendon in his right foot.
“We are all disappointed and feel for Anthony,” coach Norm Roberts said. “This is an unfortunate situation, but it is part of the game. We believe [...]
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Delaware tops St Bonaventure 85-81.
Delaware tops St Bonaventure 85-81. Alphonso Dawson scored 21 of his 26 points in the second half to lead Delaware to its first win, 85-81, over St. Bonaventure in a Garden State Challenge game at Rutgers Friday night.
Jawan Carter had 16 points and hit two clinching free throws with 3.6 seconds remaining for the Blue [...]
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Connecticut beats La Salle 89-81.
Connecticut beats La Salle 89-81. Kemba Walker scored 23 points and Jeff Adrien added 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead No. 2 Connecticut to a hard-fought 89-81 victory over La Salle on Friday in the Paradise Jam.
The Huskies trailed in the early minutes, but were up 46-40 at halftime under the leadership of [...]
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Top 25 Capsules.
Top 25 Capsules.
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands -Kemba Walker scored 23 points and Jeff Adrien added 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead No. 2 Connecticut to a hard-fought 89-81 victory over La Salle on Friday in the Paradise Jam.
The Huskies (3-0) trailed in the early minutes, but were up 46-40 at halftime under [...]
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Who will play point guard.
Who will play point guard. That question has been hovering over the Longhorns since D.J. Augustin made it clear he was staying in the NBA draft. The other four starters return, but losing Augustin (who was taken with the ninth pick) creates a giant void. The Longhorns offense was built around Augustin, a consummate playmaker [...]
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Crean to make Chalk Talk appearance.
Crean to make Chalk Talk appearance.
Tuesday night will present the opportunity for fans and students to ask Hoosier coach Tom Crean questions in the third installment of the Chalk Talk show. The event is open to the public and will take place at 7 p.m. in Foster Quad at the Hoosier Den (Gresham Hall).
The event [...]
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